Tool bags/rolls
 

What do you shove, cram, push, and jam into yours
I have 2 Acorn tool rolls, one on my Centurion Pro tour and one on the Great Gray Gravel Grinder
They weigh 1.5Kg
and here is what I have in them.
In the top pocket; leatherman supertool, 8,9,10mm combo wrench, 8/9mm double ended wrench, double ended phillips/flat screwdriver, 4,5,&6mm Allen wrenches, Middle pocket; Parktool DCW #1,2,3;13-18mm flat cone wrenches, 3 tire irons, brooks wrench, Park tool Chain breaker, a patch, Spoke wrench, Presto schreader adpt, 10speed quick link, zipper pouch at the bottom 2 new tubes.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i..._174826212.jpg
My centurion
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/DSC02654.jpg
my Gravel grinder
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i..._094102506.jpg

Here is the roll from Acorn's website
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/07...g?v=1490239386
Photobucket is a bit wonky right now wait for the pics

I prefer a multi-tool to all those wrenches, not that I'm a weight-weenie but less weight is better when it's cheap and easy.

I do keep a spoke wrench in there, just easier to keep up with it in the bag.

Just a note, I live in Cambodia and the nearest bike shop is 125km. or my home shop which can be up to 80km away from where I am.

While I love your bike tool rolls (they look super nice) I think for me, they'd be a bit too much. My saddle bag probably weighs about the same as your leatherman alone.

I just asses the relative risk of things breaking and if they could or could not strand me where I am. Then, I bring the tools to fix things that can strand me.

I don't need a tool to fix a broken shift cable. I can get home in one gear, I don't need a tool to fix the orientation of my brakes, I can ride home with brakes rubbing, I don't need a tool to fix the orientation of brake pads, I can ride home using one brake.

Almost everything you have could be contained in a single multi-tool, and you could exclude all of the wrenches because you have a pair of pliers.

If I were touring, sure, I'd have a similar bag, but just riding to and from home or on a ride, no, not really.

[MENTION=345109]corrado33[/MENTION] interesting philosophy. I have not thought of it that way.

Those folks make nice stuff. They dont make much of it, but what they do is very nice.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g2...g?t=1491503054

In a medium Banjo Bros seat bag:

Tube, Phone (case has pockets for ID/CC/cash)
Chain Tool, Small Adj. Wrench, Patches/Glue, Topeak Mini 9 Multi-tool
Duct Tape, Small Generic Leatherman-type tool, Quick Links/Valve Adapter
A few zip ties

The only thing never used on the road is the Chain Tool

Edit: Not pictured Var Tire Levers

I've got one of the old Acorn "boxy rando bags" and it is a magnificent satchel. My wife surprised me with it at Christmas a few years ago. Talk about surprise. Wow.

http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/...psquxml4dr.jpg

Here are a few shots of one I recently made out of Martexin 18oz canvas and scrap Horween leather, including a few of the layout process. I've since waxed the canvas and the leather straps, which darkened the canvas a bit and added some nice texture to the areas that see wear.

I keep my pump, patch kit, spare tube, multitool, alcohol wipes, nitrile glove, and scraps of rags with plenty of room for more in the large pocket.

I based it off of the motorcycle tool roll seen here Deus X Makr Tool Roll . It took forever to make by hand with a Speedy Stitcher sewing awl, and saddle stitching in the highest stress areas and where leather meets canvas, but it should last a lifetime and the pain of the process is all but forgotten. Mad respect though to folks who make a living out of this, like Acorn, RuthWorks and Waxwing.

[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3904/3...7e644c84e7.jpgCanvas Tool Roll by MeGustaMiBici1, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2811/3...c0005ca8c1.jpgCanvas Tool Roll by MeGustaMiBici1, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2849/3...4b857e9589.jpgCanvas Tool Roll by MeGustaMiBici1, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2827/3...78e18e634e.jpgCanvas Tool Roll by MeGustaMiBici1, on Flickr[/IMG]

Beautiful work. :thumb:

Nice! I'm going to copy that.

Over the winter I made this one to match the handlebar bag. It hangs at a 45 degree angle so instead of a box, it looks more like a diamond. I have a leather tool roll which fits inside along with two cans of Vittoria Pit Stop which are held together with a leather sleeve.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...pscxkwgier.jpg

Way cool!

I've started my own hobby business making bicycle bags. Here's what some of my tool rolls look like


https://scontent.fphl2-1.fna.fbcdn.n...c4&oe=598B5F50

https://scontent.fphl2-1.fna.fbcdn.n...c7&oe=595487D2

I currently use a "burrito bag" from Roadrunner bags.

https://roadrunnerbags.us/collection...-handlebar-bag

Small, unobtrusive, and fits the necessities. (spare tube, levers, phone, multi tool, keys, CO2, gel and/or granola bar)

Tube, Qwik-Stik, a wrench or two, in an old sock, held to the saddle with an equally old toestrap.

[MENTION=350392]artclone[/MENTION], thanks! :thumb:

They are great bags.

My wife has one on her MAP and loves it.

Seems every bit as nice as the Swift Ozette I have.

As far as tool rolls go, I have an Acorn that I can transfer from bike to bike when we ride out in the country on our gravel/b-roads.

One never knows when a tool may be necessary. imho

Depends on the bike. On my Mercian I don't carry much. I have a tiny Specialized wedge with a tube or two, a compact multi-tool, a patch kit and levers. Not much room for anything else. On my International I have a Topeak wedge with tubes, patch kit, a tire jack and a tool roll. The roll is thin and leatherish (may be real, hard to tell) and I think it's a cosmetics brush case. I got it on a Chinese commerce site for about 3 USD. It's branded from the "Twilight" movies. I don't understand why. The tools shown that have proved to be flexible and useful for the Raleigh's vintage setup.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...ba1b5c1af1.jpg

I use the Minnehaha (Banjo brothers) Canvas barrel bag with levers, multi-tool (topeak) with chain tool, quick link, spare tube with room to spare for snacks or a rain shell or gloves etc. I have even put a small u-lock in there. I haven't been riding very long distances lately and I am mostly with in reach of the bus system if I need to limp home, in Seattle all metro buses have triple bike racks up front.

One of these days I am going to do some credit card touring and I will get a Carradice bag probably a Barley

I used to carry far more tools, spare cables, spare spokes, etc. than I do now. I haven't been stranded in a long time, but I have had to ride home with a broken front or rear derailleur cable a couple of times. I do carry tire levers, a spare innertube, a patch kit, a spoke wrench, a small screwdriver, and sometimes a Leatherman and/or an 8-9-10mm Y-shaped socket wrench. I also won't leave home without a good Zefal HP-X frame fit pump.

Same. Plus a Mini 6 and a 8-9-10 open end wrench.

That is the key sentence for this thread! Of course, you need to carry some spare parts too.

I have one of those Banjo Brothers barrel bags. Also have a couple Carradice Zipped Roll bags which I bought, I think from SJS in UK. A Barley bought from Wiggle back when they did Carradice. I like the carradice bags a lot. The zipped rolls are nice for a set of tools, etc, and the Barley will carry a lot but not too much.